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Ryan R. Branfort, PLS, GISP, Senior Vice President with Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects of Salina, KS, a member of NSPS, the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors (KSLS), and a former NSPS Governor representing KSLS, testified last week before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Environment and Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing covered the science and technology behind Federal flood maps in a changing climate. Ryan presented geospatial technologies, data, services, and applications to improve flood mapping. Ryan's oral testimony is may be seen in this segment (47:55-53:10) of the hearing's video webcast.
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To have stolen equipment listed, please provide the following information by email to trisha.milburn@nsps.us.com:
- Description of Instruments including Serial Number
- Location where equipment was stolen, include nearest Town and State
- Date stolen
- Contact person to provide information, include phone and/or email
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A new trade association of equipment, instrument, and software firms in the surveying, mapping, GIS, and geospatial market, the Geospatial Equipment and Technology Institute (GETI), is being explored and an organizing meeting will be held during “GEOWEEK” on March 23 in Washington, DC. The intent of GETI is to fill a niche for firms that provide of equipment, instruments, and software in the surveying, mapping, GIS, and geospatial market. GETI will be a forum for networking, advocacy, information sharing, market studies, business partnering, and other collaborative activities for geospatial equipment and technology firms. Interested and eligible firms are invited to complete a questionnaire to provide feedback and receive more information.
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Coming Soon!! The latest poster “Utilities” will be available in a few weeks.
NSPS currently has Forestry, Smart Cities, New York and Crime Scene posters!! Get them while they are still in stock.
Order yours today at www.getkidsintosurvey.com. If you are looking for more than 20 of each please contact Trish Milburn.
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Appointments are being made for NSPS members to meet with their Congressmen, Senators and staff on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 1 for the NSPS Day on the Hill. NSPS members will be advocating policies that serve the public and benefit the surveying profession: privacy, licensing, and infrastructure. Join fellow surveyors from your state and across the Nation. To get more information, view the program, and register today, click here.
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This episode of “Surveyor Says!” features our next “Future Focus” discussion with NSPS leadership. Our guest today is Mark Sargent, the incoming NSPS President. NSPS Executive Director Curt Sumner recently talked with Mark about his career, how important it is that our future generations can discover surveying, and why being involved in professional surveying associations has been an important priority for him
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A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that extreme weather related to climate change potentially threatens utilities that produce drinking water and treat wastewater. GAO examined federal technical and financial assistance to make such infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather and asked experts about additional options. For example, EPA provides technical assistance to utilities to improve resilience. This EPA initiative provides web-based tools and resources in the form of an interactive guide, a case studies map, a risk assessment tool, climate scenario projection maps, and storm surge inundation maps to help drinking water and wastewater utilities understand potential long-term risks and options to enhance their resilience to climate impacts, including extreme weather events.
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A limited supply of Yetis is available in 20 oz. and 30 oz. sizes. Visit the NSPS website to get yours today!
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Christina Hale (D), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 5th Congressional District of Indiana. This is an open seat caused by the decision of current Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R) to retire at the end of this Congress. While serving in the Indiana General Assembly, Christina was recognized for results, even as a member of a super-minority. Her time in the assembly taught her how important it is to set differences aside and put constituents first. She made good on her promise to collaborate – every single bill she passed had support from Democrats and Republicans. The primary in Indiana is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Click here to learn more about the NSPS PAC, the Jefferson Club, and NSPS PAC Chairman Jon Warren's "Drive to 75" Campaign.
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No matter what the future holds, prepare to meet challenges head on. Future-proof your resume by becoming a Certified Survey Technician (CST). This unique four-level certification program indicates official recognition by NSPS that a person can perform surveying tasks at a specific technical level.
Show what you can do! Decide between the field or office track. Visit http://www.cstnsps.com for details.
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Contact NSPS about setting up a CST exam session for your employees!
Sensors & Systems
Authoritative geospatial data is one of the basic building blocks for digital transformation and can be defined by seven characteristics that foster its trust across borders and between users, says a new report.
Researchers and practitioners in national mapping, cadastres and land registries (NMCAs) asked EuroGeographics, EuroSDR and KU Leuven what they believe makes their geospatial data authoritative.
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Inside GNSS
The White House wants to maintain the pattern of steady investment in the GPS program though it appears the administration has decided to go more slowly on deployment of the new GPS III Follow-on (GPS IIIF) satellites.
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Almost a year ago today I was in a meeting where someone was telling me that the project we were working on needed to use LoRa positioning so that diggers and trucks could be tracked on a real-time map. I am not at liberty to give you my full response, but my professional response is that the technology is not mature enough for that purpose.
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GPS World
Quantum Reversal has released the QR100, a novel L1/L2 GPS anti-jamming unit, and the QR101, an L1/L2 GPS anti-jamming antenna, designed for the commercial market to solve the issue of unintentional RF interference or jamming.
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GPS World
Four new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have passed tests in orbit and joined the system to provide positioning, navigation and timing services, according to China news service Xinhuanet.
The four satellites include the 47th, 48th, 52nd and 53rd satellites of the BDS family, according to China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
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| President, Lisa Van Horn (WI) |
Director, Cotton Jones (WY) |
| President-Elect, Mark Sargent (NH) |
Director, Thomas Brooks (AL) |
| Vice President, Tim Burch (IL) |
Director, Bob Neathamer (OR) |
| Treasurer, Bob Miller (PA) |
Director, Danny Martinez (NE) |
| Secretary, Craig Amey (MI) |
Executive Director, Curt Sumner (MD) |
| Immediate Past President, Kim Leavitt (ID) |
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Note: NSPS members may receive calls from MultiView sales associates regarding advertising opportunities in News & Views. MultiView, a partner of NSPS, produces the News & Views newsbrief each week.
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